CinemaInternational Posted November 7, 2019 A few months ago when the 1969 set Tarantino film was opening, I asked what your favorite films of 1969, 50 years ago this year, were. Now we are less than 2 months away from the first year of the 1970s turning 50. So with that in mind, a retrospective look at that year is in order. Just feel free to make a list of your favorites, or just name a film or two. Anything you wish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CinemaInternational Posted November 7, 2019 1. The Landlord 2. The Ballad of Cable Hogue 3. Darling Lili 4. Donkey Skin 5. Patton 6. Lovers and Other Strangers 7. Puzzle of a Downfall Child 8. Sunflower 9. The Walking Stick 10. Catch-22 11. The Great White Hope 12. Ryan's Daughter 13. I Never Sang for My Father 14. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon 15. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes 16. The Aristocats 17. The Only Game in Town 18. The Wild Child 19. Brewster McCloud 20. Diary of a Mad Housewife 21. Five Easy Pieces 22. Airport 23. The Conformist 24. MASH 25. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethluvsfilms Posted November 7, 2019 From that list, only RYAN'S DAUGHTER, FIVE EASY PIECES and I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER really impressed me. It's probably blasphemous to admit this, but I never got into PATTON or MASH. ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER, well let's just say I'm not the biggest Barbra Streisand fan. Cinema-wise, 1970 was probably the weakest year for me as far as the films that were released that year goes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted November 8, 2019 1970 Favorites (169 titles seen) - Probably my least favorite film year of that decade. Woodstock The Conformist Gimme Shelter Little Big Man Performance Patton El Topo Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Brewster McCloud Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival White Sun of the Desert Dodes'ka-den Soldier Blue Five Easy Pieces Tristana The Honeymoon Killers MASH Zabriskie Point Joe Catch-22 Start the Revolution Without Me The Bird with the Crystal Plumage The Garden of the Finzi-Continis The Vampire Lovers Colossus: The Forbin Project 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gershwin fan Posted November 8, 2019 1. White Sun of the Desert 2. Patton 3. Many Wars Ago 4. El Topo 5. Little Big Man 6. The Wild Child 7. MASH 8. The Ear 9. Red Detachment of Women 10. Even Dwarves Started Small 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted November 8, 2019 Two of my favorites have not been mentioned- The Boys In The Band-excellent film version of the Mart Crowley play, directed by William Friedkin. The entire original Broadway cast recreate their roles. This is a hilarious and sometimes brutally honest look at gay life in the late 60s, early 70s. The dialogue is some of the best I have heard in a play or movie. The Mind Of Mr Soames-Terence Stamp is a 30 year old man who has been in a coma since birth, Robert Vaughn is the surgeon who awakens him. A great look at parenting, Vaughn tries a more compassionate way while fellow doctor Nigel Davenport believes in a cold clinical approach. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sepiatone Posted November 8, 2019 I haven't seen everymovie madein 1970, but of those mentioned so far(which I'll leave out here) and since this can't possibly be about the best movies of that year(again, too subjective) some I liked best were: LOVE STORY( yeah, I know....schmaltz soaked, but I did enjoy it OK) M*A*S*H* WOODSTOCK LITTLE BIG MAN TORA! TORA! TORA! THE BOYS IN THE BAND THE CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB GIMME SHELTER JOE A MAN CALLED HORSE THE OUT OF TOWNERS Sepiatone 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lavenderblue19 Posted November 8, 2019 Lawrence and Gershwin, I thought I was the only one on the bds. to see EL Topo! Midnight show. Many scenes in this one really freaked me out at the time. I wouldn't say it was a favorite, but certainly unforgettable. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forty-One Posted November 8, 2019 22 hours ago, CinemaInternational said: 1. The Landlord 2. The Ballad of Cable Hogue 3. Darling Lili 4. Donkey Skin 5. Patton 6. Lovers and Other Strangers 7. Puzzle of a Downfall Child 8. Sunflower 9. The Walking Stick 10. Catch-22 11. The Great White Hope 12. Ryan's Daughter 13. I Never Sang for My Father 14. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon 15. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes 16. The Aristocats 17. The Only Game in Town 18. The Wild Child 19. Brewster McCloud 20. Diary of a Mad Housewife 21. Five Easy Pieces 22. Airport 23. The Conformist 24. MASH 25. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever I would, like you, include The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Patton, Catch 22, The Great White Hope, Five Easy Pieces, The Conformist and MASH in my list Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forty-One Posted November 8, 2019 20 hours ago, LawrenceA said: 1970 Favorites (169 titles seen) - Probably my least favorite film year of that decade. Woodstock The Conformist Gimme Shelter Little Big Man Performance Patton El Topo Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Brewster McCloud Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival White Sun of the Desert Dodes'ka-den Soldier Blue Five Easy Pieces Tristana The Honeymoon Killers MASH Zabriskie Point Joe Catch-22 Start the Revolution Without Me The Bird with the Crystal Plumage The Garden of the Finzi-Continis The Vampire Lovers Colossus: The Forbin Project Joe had a very young Susan Sarandon in it. She is one of my all-time favourite actresses. "Thelma and Louise", what a movie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sepiatone Posted November 9, 2019 JOE cemented my favor for PETER BOYLE as for too long an underappreciated actor. Not thankfully for his entire career, but for too long a time. As for Sarandon.... I paid her no mind in Joe, and only count PRETTY BABY and ATLANTIC CITY as movies she did that I can tolerate. Sorry, but we part on THELMA AND LOUISE, as the best thing in that movie was them driving off that cliff! Sepiatone 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sewhite2000 Posted November 9, 2019 My Top 10: 1. The Ear (Karel Kachyna, Czechoslovakia) 2. Patton (Franklin J. Schaffner, USA) 3. Performance (Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, UK) 4. Woodstock (Michael Wadleigh, USA) 5. Tristiana (Luis Buneul, France) 6. Little Big Man (Arthur Penn, USA) 7. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Vittorio De Sica, Italy) 8. El Topo (Alejandro Jodorowsky, Mexico) 9. Deep End (Jerzy Skolimowsky, UK) 10. The Spider's Strategem (Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forty-One Posted November 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Sepiatone said: JOE cemented my favor for PETER BOYLE as for too long an underappreciated actor. Not thankfully for his entire career, but for too long a time. As for Sarandon.... I paid her no mind in Joe, and only count PRETTY BABY and ATLANTIC CITY as movies she did that I can tolerate. Sorry, but we part on THELMA AND LOUISE, as the best thing in that movie was them driving off that cliff! Sepiatone Totally disagree! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sepiatone Posted November 10, 2019 And you're free to. This really isn't a "Thelma and Louise" appreciation thread, and certainly not some kind of Orwellian Oceania c i r c l e j e r k. Sepiatone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forty-One Posted November 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Sepiatone said: And you're free to. This really isn't a "Thelma and Louise" appreciation thread, and certainly not some kind of Orwellian Oceania c i r c l e j e r k. Sepiatone I completely forgot to mention that she was also great in "Dead Man Walking" as well as in "Arbitrage" 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted November 11, 2019 House of Dark Shadows because many believe it saved M-G-M from bankruptcy. "fangs, nip." 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethluvsfilms Posted November 11, 2019 Oh yeah, I forgot HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS came out that year. I really enjoy that movie. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gershwin fan Posted November 12, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 9:56 AM, Sepiatone said: JOE cemented my favor for PETER BOYLE as for too long an underappreciated actor. Not thankfully for his entire career, but for too long a time. As for Sarandon.... I paid her no mind in Joe, and only count PRETTY BABY and ATLANTIC CITY as movies she did that I can tolerate. Sorry, but we part on THELMA AND LOUISE, as the best thing in that movie was them driving off that cliff! Sepiatone Thelma and Louise is like a duller, lamer, more heavy handed version of Badlands or Bonnie and Clyde. I disliked it too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arsan404 Posted November 12, 2019 My favorites are 1. Five Easy Pieces 2. Women in Love (1969?) 3. MASH 4. Patton Foreign: 1. The Garden of the Finzi-Contini 2. The Conformist 3. Tristana 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skimpole Posted November 15, 2019 The Confession Tora! Tora! Tora! The Conformist Le Petit Theatre de Jean Renoir Five Easy Pieces The Red Circle Deep End The Wild Child Little Big Man The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes The Ballad of Cable Hogue Woodstock Tristana Days and Nights in the Forest Wanda Zabriskie Point 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted November 15, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 9:21 AM, Det Jim McLeod said: Two of my favorites have not been mentioned- The Boys In The Band-excellent film version of the Mart Crowley play, directed by William Friedkin. The entire original Broadway cast recreate their roles. This is a hilarious and sometimes brutally honest look at gay life in the late 60s, early 70s. The dialogue is some of the best I have heard in a play or movie. The Mind Of Mr Soames-Terence Stamp is a 30 year old man who has been in a coma since birth, Robert Vaughn is the surgeon who awakens him. A great look at parenting, Vaughn tries a more compassionate way while fellow doctor Nigel Davenport believes in a cold clinical approach. Terence stamp invents the pitchfork swing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
filmnoirguy Posted November 15, 2019 On 11/11/2019 at 7:10 PM, Arsan404 said: My favorites are 1. Five Easy Pieces 2. Women in Love (1969?) 3. MASH 4. Patton Foreign: 1. The Garden of the Fonzi-Contini 2. The Conformist 3. Tristana Women in Love was indeed released in 1970. Glenda Jackson won the Best Actress Oscar. However, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis won the Foreign Language Oscar for 1971 (presented in 1972). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethluvsfilms Posted November 15, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 10:56 AM, Sepiatone said: JOE cemented my favor for PETER BOYLE as for too long an underappreciated actor. Not thankfully for his entire career, but for too long a time. As for Sarandon.... I paid her no mind in Joe, and only count PRETTY BABY and ATLANTIC CITY as movies she did that I can tolerate. Sorry, but we part on THELMA AND LOUISE, as the best thing in that movie was them driving off that cliff! Sepiatone I forgot about JOE, yes that is a great movie, and Peter Boyle is absolutely fantastic in it. I am glad that he finally got the recognition he deserved, even if it was belated, in EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND. He was hilarious as Frank Barone. As for Susan Sarandon, I can take her or leave her. I think she did deserve her Oscar for DEAD MAN WALKING, but THELMA AND LOUISE kind of left me cold. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cigarjoe Posted November 17, 2019 (The) Ballad of Cable Hogue Soldier Blue Five Easy Pieces Barquero The Honeymoon Killers Little Big Man Two Mules for Sister Sara El topo Mash El Condor Companeros Darker Than Amber 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
